#bb8ec7

Color #bb8ec7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.04 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8ec7

RGB

rgb(187, 142, 199)

HSL

hsl(287.4, 33.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.4, 28.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 28.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(64.99, 27.07, -22.91)

LCH

lch(64.99, 35.46, 319.76)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0951, 319.05)

HWB

hwb(287.4, 55.7%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ac78e

Analogous

#9f8ec7

#bb8ec7

#c78eb7

Triadic

#bb8ec7

#c7bb8e

#8ec7bb

Split-complementary

#bb8ec7

#b7c78e

#8ec79f

Tetradic

#bb8ec7

#c78e9a

#9ac78e

#8ec7bb

Square

#bb8ec7

#c79f8e

#9ac78e

#8eb7c7

Shades

Color #bb8ec7 mixed toward black.

#a468b4

#884b98

#663972

#44264c

#221326

Tints

Color #bb8ec7 mixed toward white.

#c6a1d0

#d2b4da

#ddc7e3

#e8d9ec

#f4ecf6

Tones

Color #bb8ec7 mixed toward gray.

#b893c2

#b698be

#b39cb9

#b0a1b4

#ada6af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9bb · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#acafb8 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#b9b1af · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8ec7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8ec7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bb8ec7 (#bb8ec7) is rgb(187, 142, 199) in RGB.

No, #bb8ec7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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